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Chapter 178 - Chapter 6: Settings + Bonus

Chapter 6: Settings + Bonus

● Characters

'Yagawa Kyouta' LV: 56 Race: Human, Awakened Person

Strength: 103 (Growth Potential: A) Durability: 103 (Growth Potential: A) Agility: 106 (Growth Potential: A) Mana: 106 (Growth Potential: A)

Skills

[Spirit Eye]

[Mana Conversion: Wind]

[Concept Interference]

Unique Skill

[Sage's Nucleus]

Notes: The protagonist of this work. Originally had average looks, but due to the effects of his awakening, he now has the face of a generic light novel protagonist. A standard introvert.
He has no intention of it, but as a skilled adventurer, he holds considerable influence in his local area.
In this chapter, he was selected as a 'B-Rank Candidate.' By inadvertently standing in front of a camera, his back was seen by the entire world.
Fortunately, due to pressure from the Dungeon Agency, the Arisugawa family, and the Rinzaki family, his face and name have not been widely publicized, but since his party name, 'Invisible Ninjas,' has spread, it is only a matter of time before he is identified.
In fact, various parties have already taken notice of the uniqueness of his 'Unique Skill,' but due to his little-known yet formidable reputation, he has become an existence that no one can touch.
Currently, he possesses the strongest combat power within the category of 'adventurers.' However, he is still a step behind the 'Dragon Killer Squad.'

'Rinzaki Erina' LV: 50 Race: Human, Awakened Person

Strength: 78 (Growth Potential: C) Durability: 78 (Growth Potential: C) Agility: 97 (Growth Potential: A) Mana: 87 (Growth Potential: B)

Skills

[Invisibility]

[Five Senses Enhancement]

[Spatial Magic]

Notes: The heroine-like figure of this work. A self-proclaimed ninja. A beautiful girl with blonde twintails and a large bust. She is ladylike when in 'ojou-sama mode,' but otherwise generally high-tension. An extroverted introvert.
She looks like she would be good at English, but in reality, she is not very skilled at it. Her writing is fine, but she focuses too much on intonation, often resulting in strange pronunciation.
Like Kyouta, she was selected as a 'B-Rank Candidate.' She works to help Kyouta fit into the local community while also acting in a way that would allow him to cut ties with the area at any time for his own convenience.
She seems foolish at first glance, but she is actually diligent.

'Arisugawa Aira' LV: 20 Race: Half-Elf, Awakened Person

*Status and skills are unchanged, so please refer to the Chapter 5 settings.

Notes: The second heroine-like figure? An introvert who is only brave when at home. She can't hold a proper conversation with anyone other than family or people she can look down on. However, she has recently shown signs of recovery.
Her appearance is that of a silver-haired, large-busted half-elf, a cool and cruel beauty.
Her hobbies are drinking and gaming. Her special skill is fighting games. However, as an Awakened Person, she cannot actually get drunk from normal alcohol. She just 'feels' drunk.
She has the talent to do anything besides exercise if she puts her mind to it, but she is fundamentally lazy, so that talent is rarely displayed.
In this chapter, she discussed what she would be like as a parent with Kyouta, and it was judged that she would likely be one of two choices: either a tiger mom or someone who plays games with her kids.

'Miyoshi Mia' LV: 52 Race: Elf, Awakened Person

Strength: 74 (Growth Potential: D) Durability: 74 (Growth Potential: D) Agility: 97 (Growth Potential: A) Mana: 100 (Growth Potential: A)

Skills

[Civil Engineering Magic]

[Water-Ice Magic]

[Mana Conservation]

Notes: The third heroine-like figure? When she first appeared, she was a beautiful woman with a shadowy past, but now she's a runaway train. How did this happen?
She directs a gaze of mixed affection and sexual love toward her older sister, Aira. However, this does not mean she is a lesbian.
Perhaps due to a complex about 'geniuses,' or for some other reason, she looks at Erina and Kyouta in a similar way.
She is a buxom beauty with blonde hair in a bob cut. She looks mature, but she is actually 18 years old.
She purchased a light truck and drives it around because it's convenient for transporting her homemade golems, 'Ukon' and 'Sakon.'
As an Awakened Person, she cannot get drunk from normal alcohol, but she can get tipsy from non-alcoholic beer. When drunk, she starts to annoyingly pester those around her. Also, she remembers everything that happens during that time perfectly. After all, she only feels mentally drunk; physically, she is completely sober.
She is usually a relatively sensible person, but recently her brakes have broken in various ways.

'Ooyama Shizuku & Busujima Aika'

*Status and skills are omitted as there were no combat scenes.

Notes: A mismatched pair that Kyouta has recently started to see as a set. Where they are mismatched depends on your perspective. Heroine-like figures four and five.
Both of them call Kyouta a 'hero' in their hearts, but at the same time, they know that he cries when he's hurt and his legs tremble when he's scared. And they also know that he's an ordinary boy with no resistance to matters of romance.
When Kyouta was caught on camera in Tokyo and became the talk of the town, they crossed their arms and nodded silently. You could call it the smug look of day-one supporters.
That being said, based on the footage from Tokyo and eyewitness accounts, Ooyama frowned deeply regarding the use of the 'Flügel,' saying, 'Don't use it in ways not written in the manual.'
By the way, it was Busujima who named it Flügel. She may indeed be suffering from a case of chuunibyou.

'Arisugawa Eva'

*Also omitted as there were no combat scenes.

Notes: The grandmother of Erina, Aira, and Mia. She looks to be in her mid-twenties, but she is actually a 71-year-old university professor.
With the help of Kyouta and a spirit named 'Sana,' she succeeded in deciphering the text left in the dungeon.
When compiling the results of the decipherment, she realized it would be troublesome to use only their names, so she asked researcher and professor acquaintances for their cooperation, asking them to peer-review and lend their names.
She is called the 'Professor of the Underworld' by various parties and is viewed as a Napoleon of crime.
She herself believes that she is just being viewed with caution because her achievements and the forces she commands have grown larger.
Her goal is for her granddaughters to have happy married lives. However, since all of them have strong quirks, she has only managed to secure one person who seems capable of handling them.
Therefore, she schemes. What are the plans of Professor Arisugawa, the so-called Professor of the Underworld...!

'The Yagawa Couple' LV: Both are '3' Race: Both are Human, Awakened Persons

*Status is average for both. The husband is slightly power-oriented. The wife is slightly speed-oriented.

*Skills are 'Mana Conversion: Wind' for the husband and 'Clairvoyance' for the wife.

Notes: Yagawa Kyouta's parents. They were caught in a monster stampede and were inspired to undergo 'Awakening training' after being saved by their son and his companions. Their goal is to become adults who can protect their children, like their son and his friends. The road is long and arduous.
They awakened in this chapter and immediately joined a branch of the 'Walkers.' With the guild's support, the husband continues his current job while also being an adventurer.
They have formed a party with two other adventurers they met at the branch and are currently leveling up. Although Kyouta judges them to be 'not very strong,' they are considered semi-ace level at their branch.
This is because, depending on the Awakened Person, some awakened skills are things like 'Biting Rush' or 'Poison Claws,' which can be seen as inferior versions of other skills, or even questioned as skills at all. Therefore, having a 'decently useful combat skill' makes one an immediate asset.
Their special move is a combination attack where the wife shoots an arrow enhanced with wind by the husband. Although they are both currently 'F-Rank,' it is an effective blow even against an 'E-Rank boss monster.'
When they tried to provide support during the demon-man fight and accidentally shot their son, their blood ran cold.

'Walkers'

Notes: An Awakened organization led by Yamashita as the guild master. It has recently become something that can truly be called a 'guild.'
Although it is an Awakened organization, the majority of its guild members are actually non-Awakened. The guild's policy is to publicly state that 'Awakened and non-Awakened are all the same,' and they will readily hire non-Awakened as long as they are competent office workers.
They are actively involved in volunteer activities in various places and have a high level of social trust. They further boosted their reputation by helping with evacuation and reconstruction during the incident in Tokyo in this chapter.
The guild master, Yamashita, has recently been suffering from a bald spot due to pressure and overwork. The main causes are the 'Alchemy Enthusiasts Club,' the troublesome matters passed on to him by Akasaka, and the existence of the 'Invisible Ninjas.' Also, the impossible demands brought by the 'Three Barbarian Girls.' Recently, he's been suffering from stomachaches after learning that the 'Yagawa couple has joined.'
Whether this person lives or dies may determine the branching of the story's route.

'Doctor Tesla Real Name: John Smith'

Notes: An old man who calls himself the 'true successor to Nikola Tesla.'
He was born into a wealthy family in a certain provincial American city and was hailed as a child prodigy in his youth.
However, as he grew up, he began to blend in with his peers, and by the time he was 15, he was an ordinary person.
Declaring this to be an unfair evaluation, he continued to put in average or below-average effort and, after graduating from university through his parents' connections, got a job at a certain research institute.
While playing the big fish in a small pond in the provinces and conducting 'certain research' as a hobby, by some twist of fate, he discovered a certain blueprint in a US Navy warehouse in the countryside.
By deciphering a part of that blueprint, he was appointed as the head of a secret research department directly under President Fudge Valentine. While those around him thought it was an incredible Cinderella story, he himself proudly declared that he had finally received a proper evaluation.
He was conducting a certain experiment in Japan, but in the end, he was 'caught in the Tokyo stampede and trampled by a giant'... or so it is recorded.
In reality, he was interrogated in the basement of the house that Akasaka Yuusuke had lent to the former US Ambassador to Japan, 'Chris Mackenzie,' and was then silenced.

'The B-Rank Candidates'

*Levels range from '35 to 54.' By Aira's standards, they consist only of 'SR' and 'SSR' rarities.

Notes: A pandemonium of demons. A group of perverts. A world's fair of crackpots and weirdos. The proud shame of Japan. Walking S●N check generators.
With the increase in dungeons and the decline in the Self-Defense Force's strength, 'B-Rank' was added to the adventurer ranks through a revision of the Dungeon Law.
As a preliminary step, these are individuals selected from 'C-Rank adventurers' who have been granted permission to explore 'B-Rank dungeons,' which are normally off-limits to civilians.
Their skills are guaranteed, and all of them are champions called aces in their respective regions. While many with talent either don't go to dungeons or are satisfied with a certain rank, they make dungeon exploration a part of their daily lives.
However, the majority of them are crackpots and weirdos. In the first place, you can't maintain the motivation otherwise.
Yagawa Kyouta himself was spurred on by seeing a dragon on TV, but by the time he reached level '25,' he was starting to think, 'Maybe this is good enough?' However, in his case, he has encountered so many stampedes that his sense of crisis has persisted, and he has become slightly PTSD-like, so his motivation continues.
As for these highly motivated 'B-Rank Candidates,' according to the TCG-maniac woman in the white tuxedo mask, 'The strong are the liberators of the insane.'
Did they become perverts because they have power, or did they gain power because they are perverts? That is an eternal mystery... or not.

'First Stage' I have a hobby I can't really tell people about. But I have to suppress it to live in society.

'Second Stage' I've awakened and gained power! Adventurers often spend time alone or with their party, so it's okay to indulge in my hobby a little, right?

'Third Stage' Once you step on the accelerator, the perversion accelerates. It doesn't stop. As long as I'm strong, maybe it's okay to let my hobby out even more?

'Fourth Stage' I'll work hard as an adventurer to stay strong. Some have even found their hobbies and exploration to be compatible. Perversion and strength can coexist!

And that's how they became what they are. It's sad.
By the way. The woman in the white tuxedo mask went to America with Akasaka Yuusuke's subordinate and daughter to engage in a certain operation. She is currently aiming to return to Japan via Mexico.
At the end of the day, many of them are good people because those with strong malice towards others flowed to 'Turohorse.'

The difference between a 'Turohorse executive' and a 'B-Rank Candidate' was simply whether they had 'the thinking of an ordinary person in a bad way' or were 'a pervert with social skills.' The executives could only fall into depravity in ways that ordinary people would think of. In other words, they lacked sufficient legal perversion.

'Akasaka Yuusuke'

Notes: Director of the Dungeon Agency. He looks like a handsome actor but is a cool old guy with a sharp gaze.
He is a devoted husband and a doting father, but more than that, he is a man who has decided to love his country. His wife married him knowing this, but since children can't choose their parents, he originally had no intention of involving them in dangerous affairs.
However, after his daughter, 'Yuune,' and her friends achieved results and stepped onto the 'battlefield of adults' on their own, he decided to use her as a soldier.
He is a former Ministry of Foreign Affairs official and has various connections. Due to his job, he has had to meet with shady characters.
He is sharp, but regarding the 'Invisible Ninjas' and Professor Arisugawa, the circumstantial evidence is so overwhelming that he makes incorrect deductions. Or rather, without a god's-eye view, the situation has made them into a secret society, and it's understandable that he would misunderstand.
As a result of relying on the 'Alchemy Enthusiasts Club' to rescue a certain person and to fake Doctor Tesla's corpse, a rumor spreads that he is a 'super pervert who gets excited by everyone from elementary school girls to 70-year-old men.'
Since last year, the drug store near his workplace has started stocking large quantities of stomach medicine and energy drinks, but recently the order quantity has increased again slightly.

'The Three Barbarian Girls'

*Detailed status is unknown. 'LV: 50-54.'

Notes:

The girls who attacked 'Turohorse' and saved many civilians. They are, respectively,

'A short, large-busted beautiful girl with two-side-up hair who wields a greatsword.'

'A long, blonde-haired, explosive-busted beautiful girl with elf ears dressed like a priestess.'

'A slender, beautiful girl with gray hair in a ponytail who wields a large scythe.'

By the way, the gray ponytail girl was the opponent in a mock battle for 'anti-Awakened combat' once conducted by the Ground Self-Defense Force. She looks like a strategist but is actually a muscle-brained repeating student.
They possess a noble spirit of good and the barbarity to do whatever it takes to win. According to them, 'We swear we have not committed murder or used drugs.'
After the 'Turohorse' incident was revealed to Director Akasaka via their friend Yuune, they came under his command. They themselves think, 'He's our friend's dad and seems like a good person, so let's follow him!' but they do outrageous things with good intentions, making them a source of stomachaches for Director Akasaka. To top it off, they produce results, so he can't get angry.
In the battle of Tokyo, they were fighting giants and Fafnir to protect the shelters, but in the midst of it, they secretly engaged with an 'Awakened unit under American command that had come to search for Doctor Tesla.'
To prevent information about Doctor Tesla's capture from leaking to the US, they proactively attacked on their own judgment. Although they let the leader escape, they inflicted deep wounds to delay the report, and captured his subordinates.
This is one scene from the girls' desperate battle.

"Hey, hey! We've captured your subordinates!"

"Drop your weapons and surrender! My hands might slip, you know!"

"Hey, hey. Why do you think humans have two eyes and two ears? It's okay! The captain took one of my eyes, but I can still see!"

"Captain! Abandon us! Run, gaaaaaah!?"

"Tch...! Sorry, guys...!"

"Don't run! Leave your arms and legs behind!"

"I've prepared a saw and an electric drill. Want to test if I'm bluffing?"

"Don't worry! I'll heal you with magic, so you won't die!"

"Captain, please, guh, gub, be, sa... goph, gobo, gobobobobobo."

"No! Stop, stop it! Eeghee! Captain! Captain, help meeeeee!"

"Dammit... dammit...!"

"For a villain, your tears are beautiful ♪ —Did you really think you could escape in one piece?"

They are lovely, courageous allies of justice (official announcement).
They have fought many other fierce battles behind the scenes, but that is another story.

● Appearing Monsters

* 'C-Rank'

'Green Man' An humanoid monster around 2 meters tall, covered in deep green leaves. Its amber eyes glow yellow.
Its weapons are swords and spears made with amber blades attached to wooden handles. It also commands golems with magic.
It protects the 'Barometz,' a sheep that grows on a tree.

* 'B-Rank'

'Utuq' A humanoid monster with the head, feet, and wings of an eagle. Its entire body is covered in feathers, and it wears a green jacket and a loincloth, holding a sword or spear in its hand.
It is skilled in curses, and if one receives the curse of an Utuq without countermeasures, even a 'B-Rank Candidate' will die.
The dungeon where this monster resides played a major role in deciphering the civilization of the other world.

'Nue' A monster with the head of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the limbs of a tiger, and a snake for a tail.
It has the ability to fly and shoots lightning. It is also skilled at invisible and silent surprise attacks due to its ability to turn invisible and its padded paws.
It is quite agile, though not quite at lightning speed.

'Manticore' A beast with a human face. Its mouth is filled with three rows of shark-like teeth.
It resembles a lion but is larger than a bear. Its tail is about 5 meters long and covered in an exoskeleton.
It has a poisonous stinger at the tip of its tail, which it can shoot at the speed of sound. It can fire a single powerful shot like a cannonball or scatter it like a shotgun blast. It is also particularly intelligent and sadistic among monsters.

'Jotunn' A frost giant. It has blue skin and hair and a beard like ice. It is around 6 meters tall.
It wears a steel helmet and armor that looks like it's made from animal hides, and is armed with swords and spears. It can also shoot ice with magic for long-range attacks.
Its stats themselves are that of a normal 'B-Rank,' with high strength and mana, and slightly lower durability and agility.
However, due to its massive size, its combat ability is 'A-Rank equivalent.' Even the 'B-Rank Candidates' needed to work together as a group to defend the shelters, rather than fighting alone or in their usual parties.

* 'Boss Monsters'

'Fafnir' Strength: 75 Durability: 85 Agility: 60 Mana: 30

Skills

'Mana Conversion: Armor' An ability to clad oneself in mana as armor. Unlike other 'Mana Conversion' type skills, it is less versatile but simple and mana-efficient. Its output is also slightly higher, making it sturdy.
This gives Fafnir a defense greater than its stats would suggest.

'Breath of Poisonous Curse' A breath attack that combines a powerful poison and a curse. Fafnir has an organ that produces and stores a mixture of liquid curse and poison, which it then vaporizes and releases.
It has a greater lethality than the curse of the Utuq and is extremely dangerous. It can also increase its raw destructive power by infusing it with a large amount of mana.

'Self-Regeneration' As the name suggests, the ability to heal its own wounds. It can regenerate even severed limbs over time.

Notes: The boss monster of the Jotnar's dungeon. A large number of them spawned due to a reaction with the leylines and barriers.
It has a total length of over 10 meters, with steel-colored scales covering its entire body. It has the body of a giant snake, with log-like hind legs and powerful arms.
Its head is just like a human's, but its eyes have no whites or pupils. It holds a golden helmet and a green sword.
Its mana circulation in its abdomen is poor, making its defense from skills thin there. However, it is still sturdy enough that even a tank would have difficulty destroying it.
It is an existence that can cause tremendous damage on its own, but it was drawn to the barriers set up by major facilities, so surprisingly, it did not attack civilians much.

'Demon-Man'

Strength: 95 Durability: 140 Agility: 90 Mana: 50

Skills

'Superhuman Strength' Same as the Minotaur's, so omitted.

'Self-Regeneration' Same as Fafnir's, so omitted.

'Breath of Poisonous Curse' Same as Fafnir's, so omitted.

Notes: An existence formed from the fusion of 10 Fafnirs. It was a rather forced fusion, so its stats are not commensurate with the cost. It would have been stronger if they had fought without fusing, but they were faced with an enemy that seemed to be a hard counter, so they hastily came up with a countermeasure among themselves.
Thanks to that, it became a monster that gave Kyouta a great deal of trouble. It is modeled after the fused form of the dwarf Fafnir and his brother Regin. This is just an image, and it is unknown if those brothers actually existed.

Fafnir

"We'll show you."


Regin

"This is our teamwork...!"


""OLD GUYS M●V!""

● Q&A

Q. The otherworldly civilization that created the dungeons is Atlantis?! So it was originally an Earth civilization?!
A. No. It's 100% purely from another world. It just happened to be named Atlantis when translated into Earth's language. The professor was surprised too.

Q. The explanation is hard to understand. So how did Atlantis fall?
A. To put it roughly.

Atlantis

"Woooah! Be born, life! We can create living things from salt! Atlantis's magic technology is the best in the world!!"

"Atlantis's magic is super strong! Let's just invade all the annoying foreign countries!"

"Alright! Set up factories on the coast and in salt rock areas! Produce monsters! It's a waste to just produce monsters... hey, let's also make it so we can mine minerals and produce and process food! Let's build residential areas too!"

"Uh oh. We've overextended our battlefronts, monsters alone won't cut it. Let's create Awakened to boost our forces! Also, if we make it so only Awakened can operate inside the factories, other countries won't be able to get in!"

"We've been at war so much that our economy can't function without invading others♡ What do we do..."

"What, we can just invade another world! With our technology, we can do it!"

"Gueh! We accidentally connected to a world in the middle of creating its planetary surface! Atlantis, is sinking!"

"Woooah! I'm the next emperor of Atlantis! Attack the other imperial forces!"

"While we were killing each other, we got beaten up by attacks from the regions we invaded and planned to invade."

"It's no use anymore. The factory entrances have been buried. The emergency direct gate to the homeland won't connect either, we're finished."

That's how it is. It's actually more serious, but if you put it in silly-ass terms, it becomes like this.

Q. Didn't Director Akasaka figure out that the Invisible Ninjas were just ordinary young people before?
A. He still thinks so, but he believes there's a professor directing them behind the scenes, so he thinks they're effectively still a secret society.

Q. What are the professor's plans...!
A. To attend her grandchildren's weddings! To see her great-grandchildren! After that, who cares!

Q. Isn't Sana-chan's screen time decreasing?
A. She might be active in the next chapter along with the drop item from the forgotten demon-san... maybe?
Plans are subject to change.

Q. Will there be a flag with the dark elf female announcer he saved?!
A. Dark Elf Female Announcer

"Eh. I mean, I'm grateful, but if the theory that you fall in love with someone who saves your life is true, wouldn't firefighters and doctors have suspense drama or daytime soap opera-like incidents happening every day...?"

Saved Male Announcer

"I have found my mission. To continue chasing after his back...! This feeling, it must be love!!"

Q. Isn't the Dragon Killer Squad too strong?
A. Their talent is on par with Kyouta's, but their mentality, skill, and environment are different. In return, they are a unit of 'socially adapted deviants.' In a sense, they are like an 'enhanced version of the B-Rank Candidates.'

Q. What would have happened if he had accepted Miyamoto-san's invitation?
A. They wouldn't have started killing each other right there. First, he would have been made to sign a consent form, and then the matter would have been brought to his superior with a 'Please give me permission for a deathmatch!'
Of course, it would have been denied, so he would have trudged back to work.
Wouldn't he have said, 'I don't care about that!'? Well, they may be a bit off in their direction, but they are serious... In a way, the most dangerous member of that group is Ms. Fujikawa, who has the potential to create or change laws in the future. But her achievements are so great that she might actually become the first female prime minister.

● Bonus

IF Route. Homunculus Wife Harem

Some time after that self-proclaimed ninja girl died.

One thing led to another, and the world was engulfed in nuclear fire.

I can only describe it as 'one thing led to another.' After all, something happened in a place I, as an ordinary person, could not observe.

All I know is that dungeons appeared in the Middle East and monsters stampeded. And that for the reason of suppressing the spread of dungeons, a 'purification' of Japan by nuclear missiles was decided.

Whether it was because of those nuclear missiles, or some other factor, an abnormality occurred in the world's leylines. Dungeons, monsters, and Awakened were born all over the place, and nuclear weapons detonated here and there.

This is as much as I have perceived. As for what specifically happened, I have no idea.

In such a post-apocalyptic world, I...

*

"Okay, transport these three thousand iron plates and fifty thousand screws to the East District."

"Yes, sir."

"And these vegetables, rice, and pork to the West District... right? Yeah, the application form says so too."

"Yes, sir. I will arrange for the transport golems."

"Um, what time is the meeting again?"

"Today at 6 p.m. Three hours from now."

"Got it."

Somehow, I had become the supreme ruler of a mysterious city.

Originally, I had bought up the land around my house and was making various things, half for killing time.

There were conflicts from here and there, but while I was holed up, everyone fled due to nuclear weapons or monsters without me knowing. I only learned that 'the world was burned by nuclear fire' from overhearing their conversations.

After that, well, it was peaceful. I nearly went mad when the internet stopped working, but fortunately, I had food and had prepared a generator, so there were no problems.

I was living leisurely with my family of three and the maid golems... but then, a lot of people, came.

At first, it was a group of refugees in the dozens. They had made contact with the combat golem unit that had been culling the monsters that had overflowed from the stampede.

At first, I thought about ignoring them as they begged for help with tears in their eyes, as it was too much trouble to get involved...

But then, the face of that self-proclaimed ninja girl suddenly came to mind. What would she have done? I helped them, on a whim.

I never thought I would be so influenced by a girl I had only met briefly. I'm surprised at myself.

I built houses outside the mansion's walls with alchemy and further protected them with a barrier. I intended to supply them with food and wait for them to become self-sufficient.

However, I don't know where the rumor spread from, but a week later another group of refugees came, and a few days after that, another one came.

As a result, the area around the walls was surrounded by the refugees' houses. Well, I did secure some uninhabited areas, though.

Fortunately, among them were Awakened who could fight and engineers who were not Awakened.

I learned about power generation facilities from the engineers and created them using the [Sage's Nucleus]. The light of civilization illuminated the area.

It was quite a lot of work, but it was a miracle that the internet became partially usable.

Also, in exchange for food, I had them collect the remaining manga and games from various places, and my QOL recovered splendidly.

Direct contact with the refugees was a bit scary, so I left it to my parents. Some people are deifying me...

However, there was a time when some refugees took my parents hostage and demanded command of the golems. Since then, I can't do without the escort of combat golems.

By the way, at that time, the long-range sniping of the golem unit blew off the culprits' limbs. To be honest, it was traumatic. I really can't handle blood and flesh scattering.

After treating them, I left them to the other refugees. Before I knew it, they had started calling themselves 'Yagawa City.'

Based on the original laws of Japan, they created a political structure. They made me the supreme ruler and began to run the city.

I mean, I don't know... can you report, communicate, and consult more?

Anyway. If there are laws and a government-like thing, I can just leave it to them. I'll just stay in the mansion and continue to create golems and materials.

"There are still three hours left... Byakuren."

"Yes, sir."

In a room where manga and game consoles were neatly organized on shelves, I clung to the maid golem beside me.

A buxom maid with long black hair tied up at the back of her head. I kneaded her breasts and buried my face in the nape of her neck.

"Call two more maids and let's go to the bedroom. I want to have some fun there for about two hours."

"Understood."

The same expressionless face and inorganic voice as always. Of course. I made them so that they wouldn't develop emotions.

A body with the same feel as a human, but inside, a completely artificial object. This is my homunculus wife harem.

That's fine. That's good. They will not betray me.

—I am aware that this life is distorted.

Day after day, I use alchemy without thinking, indulge in pleasure with the maid golems, and delegate everything else to others as outside my jurisdiction.

Is the governance outside the walls okay? I haven't seen my parents lately except for meetings, but are they still the 'two people I know'?

Even if I talk to them a little at the meetings, they just smile. They call my name in a coddling voice.

...However, I can't leave this mansion for long.

With an application of alchemy, I have arranged it so that mana flows from me to the combat golems, work golems, transport golems, and maid golems.

This has allowed for successful large-scale golem operation. That's why so many lives were saved. And they are still being sustained. The fact that there are no deaths from starvation or freezing is undoubtedly thanks to this system.

So, if I leave this mansion for a long time... a lot of people will probably die.

Lately, they seem to have started trading with distant communities. Even if they call it trade, the other party apparently lacks both supplies and military strength. In essence, they are dependent on us.

I couldn't believe my ears when someone from Yagawa City suggested at a meeting before that we should bring them under our control.

That person and the surrounding adults immediately said it was a joke, but there's no way. I had to seriously threaten to leave this place if they did anything strange.

...I feel like I've grown more distant from my parents again. In the end, I only have the maid golems around me.

My level is still rising from the experience points flowing from the combat golems. Thanks to that, the amount of mana I can supply has increased, and the number of golems I can operate has also increased.

How long will I continue this life?

"Preparations are complete, Master."

"Yeah, let's go."

"Yes, sir."

I released the breast of Byakuren that I had been toying with and instead grabbed her child-bearing hips through her skirt as we walked.

The problem is that.

"~~♪"

I've gotten so used to this life that I'm humming to myself.

Even if I try to change, it doesn't last. I can't change. The fall continues.

—I wonder what that self-proclaimed ninja girl would have said if she were alive.